40 Former Criminals Explain What Homeowners Should And Shouldn’t Do

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My parents have three amazingly lovely dogs. The best burglar alarms ever. They live on a large property and I visit a few times a month - every single time I go over, I make a game out of really quietly driving my car into the yard and sneaking into the house to see how far I can get before they notice me. No matter how quiet I try to be (and I’m pretty skinny, and I’ve silently tiptoed in my socks through open doors before) I’ve never gotten more than 10ft into their huge house before I hear the stampede coming towards me 😆

I wonder if they check the freezers too…

That's good for you to say. My retriever would gladly prioritize dog food or cuddles over fighting intruders. Still a cutie though.

My grandparents have the most obnoxious alarm system I’ve ever heard. Last time I visited, it was a hot stuffy summer, so I went to crack the window open in the middle of the night. From down the hall this loud beep sounds and a tinny recorded voice shrieks “WINDOW. OPEN.” 😆 Next morning I was awake before everyone and decided to dip out and grab some fresh bakery stuff to surprise everyone with for breakfast. Quietly open the back door and the same robot voice hollers at top volume “DOOR. OPEN.” I’ve never seen a system so irritating 😆

Thanks for letting us know where your laptop is! /s

The dog is neu tered?? WTF BP censors??

Hard to sell something so identifiable, plus who would want to buy it?

Huh. Interesting thought. Maybe it’s like an adrenaline thing? Once you start you can’t stop?

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Well thst counts me out I'm always home.

The answer is to live in a good building. That's it. Having controlled access and neighbors that won't buzz in everyone and their dog. Most apartments are broken into by someone let in by a tennet. Only other thing is to make sure you're door locks securely. Unless you live in an older building with an external fire escape or exterior access apartment windows are usually inaccessible.

Burglers have to make rent too. Poor people have less stuff worth stealing.

OP is a very interesting person. (Not exactly a compliment but this peek into the mind of a thief is fascinating)

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An oxygen tank wouldn't bring much, and fences don't really deal in medical equipment

This one is asking for tips...

My bf doesn’t live with me but I keep a pair of his old work boots in my doorway for this same reason (he’s a big boy with big feets)

Honestly, that censoring makes it seem like it's a shop that sells naughty movies.

Open houses. Never agree to open houses. They're a magnet for anyone to come in and scope out your home. They may not steal anything during the open house, but they may be rummaging and come back.

Low empathy suspected

One would think that all of that training/commitment would enable a person to have a real career rather than stealing things from people who probably worked very hard to acquire their stuff.

The art of theft Nope just a stinkin thief that steals stuff that people WORK to buy

Let's just say i was very familiar with a small group of burglars. They ALWAYS did their burglaries in the daytime. After 10am but before 3pm.

A vintage GI Joe probably had major sentimental value. This guy is trash.

I have zero sympathy for this guy. Lots of people are poor and rely on social services or work multiple jobs, they don't steal. He comes across as being proud of being a criminal.

I genuinely can’t say I wouldn’t do the same if I was at that point. (Feel free to downvote me, this is pure honesty)

I walk around barefoot a lot. I'm NOT putting legos on the floor

My mum works at a library. They caught a guy doing weird bomb threats because he used a library computer and they have time stamps and cameras. Just saying 🤷‍♀️

Interesting point about the olive oil (speaking for a friend ;-)

I would not want a person with such little empathy as my physician… Sure people can change, but it doesn’t seem like this person sincerely regrets what they did.

There’s no way to apologize or make up what OP did to their victims, but hopefully they’ve decided to live a better life and be kinder to others moving forward and maybe try to do some good thing s

What does a burglar look like?

He made 150-200K in 8 years? Thats 25k a year. that's less than 2100 a month. 160 hours a month that's $13 an hour, a bit over the federal minimum wage (lower than the minimum wage in at least 20 states). Is it worth it as a "career thief"? not much of a career is it.?! This should be #1 so people know how little this is worth.

that's not what you said in an earlier response

I guess, those student dorms were robbed by one of the residents.